Coal-Mac Mine

The Coal-Mac Mine is an underground and surface coal mining operation in Logan and Mingo County, West Virginia, owned by Arch Coal. It is part of Arch Coal's Central Appalachia mining region, which sold 14.6 million tons of coal in 2008.

Lawsuit
Surface mines at the Coal-Mac mining complex have been identified in a lawsuit brought by the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, as having been granted Clean Water Act §404 permits by the Army Corps of Engineers allegedly in violation of the Clean Water Act and the National Environmental Policy Act.

Mine Data

 * Owner:
 * Parent company: Arch Coal
 * Location: Logan County and Mingo County, West Virginia
 * GPS coordinates:
 * Production: 3.7 million tons (2008)
 * Type of coal:
 * Mine type: Underground/Surface
 * Equipment: Captive mine using wheel-loader spreads
 * Number of employees:

Contact Details
Coal-Mac, Inc. Ragland Complex P.O. Box 1050 Holden, WV 25625 Phone: (304) 792-8400

Physical Address
Harless Wood Industrial Park 22 Mine Road Holden, WV 25625

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